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The AIRAVE product has rave reviews about the technology and the value proposition to Sprint customers.  With AIRAVE you will not have any more coverage problems as long as you have high-speed Internet access at your home. 

From Sprint Press Release 7/30/2008 

“The technology behind the AIRAVE has received several awards, including Best of Innovations at CES 2008, Emerging Technologies Award – 1st Place: Network Infrastructure Category at CTIA 2008 and Best of CTIA 2007 “Best Cell Phone Accessory” Award from LAPTOP Magazine.

Starting August 17, Sprint customers will be able to purchase the AIRAVE at Sprint stores across the country for $99.99 (taxes excluded). Customers are required to subscribe to the AIRAVE enhanced coverage plan, which is priced at just $4.99** per month in addition to the customer’s regular wireless voice plan. Customers who do not have one of Sprint’s unlimited voice plans, such as Simply Everything, can get unlimited in-home calling by subscribing to the optional AIRAVE Unlimited Voice plan for an additional $10 per month** for individuals or $20 per month for families.** For more information, customers can visit www.sprint.com/airave.” 

 For an extra $4.99/month per user, you can have coverage with your regular cell phone plan and for an additional $5.00/month you can have unlimited home calling to your cell phone from your home.  This is similar to the T-Mobile options but uses a technology strictly for cellphone service and expands the Sprint Network to work in your home or within 5,000 feet. 

This does two great things for consumers. 

1.  Eliminates the marketing BS about coverage and reliability.  Now the network has a cell tower inside your home.  What could be better?

2.  Provides coverage to anywhere you get high-speed Internet access inside buildings.  In building coverage is always a problem for any carrier and this provides an elegant solution.

3.  You still get a price advantage with Sprint over other carriers even with the additional $5.00 charge.  For example, you get the Unlimited Talk & Text Plan and an AIRAVE.  You are paying just $94.99/month for unlimited voice & unlimited texting.  This still saves you $20-$30 per month over AT&T and Verizon unlimited plans.  This is more than enough to off set the cost of the device at $99.99. 

Lastly, this is a Samsung product, so you will have great quality and ease of use. 

Another great Sprint innovation. 

For the heavy cell phone user, the best way to go is the unlimited talk & text for $89.99/month or the Simply Everything plan for $99.99/month.  For the quality of network coverage, roaming included (with Verizon), great data network, and great international rates, Sprint can often save $40-$50/month versus AT&T and Verizon. 

Sprint’s messaging is focused on being value driven.  Not the highest and fairly priced for the services.  Sprint’s leading the charge toward cell phone migration and cutting the cord.  There is no reason to pay AT&T or Verizon for a landline for service tied to a wire.  This saves $25/month to $60/month in additional cost. 

There are prepaid ways to cut your cellular communications costs, but I would not recommend them as the quality of service will be limited (coverage) and the customer service will be non-existent if you have a real problem.  Sprint has a network of service center operations throughout the country to help with phone matters and these centers have very knowledgable staff.

Lastly, Sprint has some great benefits with larger employers.  If you are an employee of Bank of America, you can get 23% off your cell phone bill.  If you are a member of ANY credit union, you can get 15% off your cell phone bills.  This is a savings that gives Sprint an immediate cost advantage versus other carriers of $100 to $200 per year (get a better phone and save).  Ask about corporate or association savings you may be entitled to. 

Save money today and Sprint ahead.

By: www.mountainviewcellphones.com  7/17/2008

Sprint’s Mobile Sync on NDC (Nextel Direct Connect) phones is a great bonus to these devices.  Mobile Sync provides the capability to manage your contact lists online and with a computer sync to Outlook.  This gives great protection to your contacts and to your company in managing several phones and contact lists.

 Mobile sync provides several cool features.  Of course, these come at NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE.  Another great value advantage for Sprint.  Currently the models supported are the Sanyo Pro 700 & Pro 200, Samsung Z400, and LG LX400. 

1.  Network back up of your contacts is not standard on these phones.  A great way to ensure you don’t lose your contacts if you lose your phone or change phones.

2.  If you get a new phone with Mobile Sync, you can download the contacts from the network to your phone.  A great benefit to companies that need to manage several or several hundred phones.

3.  Sync with Outlook on desktops is included.  A small application is included that allows this. 

4.  Import or export of your contact list to the phone from correctly formated files for mass upload / downloads.

5.  You can create and save your Team or Group Connect lists.

For administrators of many phones, there are additional useful features.

1.  You can create and manage a shared address book with all the phones and the company phone list.

2.   You can assign particular numbers and push numbers to the phone from the online site.  This is a great tool for sending numbers to phones in a group setting (i.e. added an important vendor everyone needs the phone number of). 

3.  Lastly, you can assign call restrictions/access to all NDC radio functions to users.  So, if you only what particular users to call and receive calls from a small set of people, then you can now control that from online.

Sprint’s Mobile Sync is a great innovation and adds tons of value. 

 By: www.mountainviewcellphones.com   Date: 7/8/2008 

Sprint has released it’s new rugged line of direct connect phones and it’s been well received.  The Direct Connect service has a less than 1 second delay within the high speed EVDO Rev A. network.  This service will not work in areas outside of Sprint’s Rev A coverage and will not roam with other carriers.

 There are a few practical reasons why you would use direct connect with Sprint. 

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